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H, G. HUTCHINSONQ HEATER FOR AUTOMOBILE BODIES. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 17, 1911- 1 3 1 8, 875 I Patented Oct. 14,1919

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' HEATER ron AUTOMOBILE-BODIES...

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To all whom it may concern: 3

,1 Be it known that I, HENRY G.'HUTCHIN- soN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Cleveland, inthe county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Heat- Speciflcation of Letters Patent. v Application'file'd March 17, 1917. Serial No. 15,5,5 28.

Patented Oct.

the said plate: is detachably engaged therewith whereby access may be had to the interior of the housing should it be desired.

Within the housing, there is arranged a pluFality of oppositely disposed long1tudi nally extending webs or baffle plates geners for' Automobile-Bodies, of which the "erally indicated by the numeral 5, the free following is J3, specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in heaters and has more especial reference to a novel automobile body and heater, wherein, the exhaust or spent gases from the-engine are utilized" asthe heating medium. J v It is a more specific object of the invention to provide novelly arranged baflies within the heater, the same being .so'alrranged as to cause the heating of the entire device to an even and uniform temperature and preventing the waste of heat. I

The improvements in the details and arrangements of partswillbe apparent from an inspection of the accompanying drawings, in connection with the specific description hereinafter contained, and wherein the preferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed for the'purpose ofimparting a full understanding of the same.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a bottom plan view of my improved heater;

Fig. 2 is, a horizontal section therethrough; and I .Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section through the same. 7

Referring now more specifically to the drawings, in connection with" which like which 'is flattened as shown in Fig. 3.

reference numerals will refer to the same parts throughout the several views, there is provideda housing 1, substantially rectan'- ular in. shape and having formed in' one corner thereof an intake opening '2 com-- municating with the exhaust manifold of the automobile engine, while in the diagonally opposite corner there is provided an exhaust opening which receives therein a discharge nozzle 3, the outer extremiti (if a erally extending apertured lugs 4 are forined upon the extremities of the housing ,and obviously, serve as means for facilitating'the securing of the same to the desired portion of the vehicle body: It is of course to be understood, that the housing is provided with a, top or closure plate andfurther, that housing 1 is delayed, thereby, the same to fully heat the housing before therethrough. Upon the outermost baiiiev plates, there are arranged laterally ofi'set plates 6 which plates maybe and preferably are formed integral therewith at a point PATENT onrron;

in proximity of the intake and exhaust openings of the housing. Byso arranging the laterally offset plates 6, it Will be understood that the heated exhaust gases will be caused to thoroughly engage a all parts of thev housing before discharge through the discharge nozzle-3 of the'same. As a consequence, the housing will be heated to 4 v ducing the discharge extremity ofthe noz an even and uniform temperature. By rezle 3, the discharge of spent gases from the a discharge therefrom. 1 Th top of the housing 1 is recessed as at '7 an has arranged therein a'plurality of longitudinally extending ribs 8, the ribs having the ends thereof open, whereby to permit ,a continuous circulation of air between the same and as a consequence, ofiering a greater heated area. It of course is to be understood that the top of the housing which carries the longitudinal ribs ma .be

formed integral. therewith or, if desired,

may be detachably secured thereto whereby the same may be removed as itbecomes necessary.

I claim: (a l. A heater of the character corner and an outlet in a' second corner, bafile plates extending longitudinally in the describedcomprislng ahousmg havlng an inlet in one permitting housin alternately from opposite end walls thereo. and having their free end portions extending in overlapping relation, the outer bafiie plates terminating short of the inlet and outlet, and intermediate .baflie plates extending through the housing "andhavingextensions extending. to the outer baifie m V i slae ze ,plates intermediate the ends of the adj aoent bafiie plates and the inlet and outlet.

2. A heater of the character described comprisinga housing having an inlet and 5 an outlet, a cover for the housing having upstanding side flanges, and heat radiatin ribs upon the upper face of the cover ex-.

tending longitlidinally between the flange and'terminating in a plane flush With the HENRY G. HUTOHINSON, 

